Spring · Ireland
John's Well
John's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Toberpatrick, a spring 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.70287, -7.16959
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Toberpatrick: 0.4 mi
- Toberateoran: 0.8 mi
- St. Mogarra’s Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint Scoheen's Well: 2.6 mi
- Saint Andrew's Well: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Garden Shed: 0.9 mi
- Cantwell's Castle (ruins): 1.8 mi
- Clara Castle: 2.4 mi
- Ballyfoyle Castle: 2.5 mi
- Freneystown Castle: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Purcell's Kill: 1.6 mi
- Castle Hill: 3.6 mi
- Knockanbawn: 3.6 mi
- Gallows Hill: 7.5 mi
- Nale's Hill: 9.0 mi
Artworks
- The Age Friendly Cat: 4.5 mi
- Kilkenny Cat: 4.6 mi
- Pink elephant: 4.6 mi
- Title, X and O (Arch and Sundial): 4.7 mi
- Byzantine: 4.7 mi
Parks: 55
- Pococke Park: 3.7 mi
- Kilkenny Countryside Park: 4.1 mi
- Richmond swimming area: 4.4 mi
- Nore Linear Park: 4.5 mi
- Peace Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 37
- Dunmore Caves: 3.9 mi
- Jurassic Newpark: 4.2 mi
- St. Francis Abbey: 4.8 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 4.9 mi
- Smithwick's Brewery Experience: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 27
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 2.9 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 4.9 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 5.0 mi
Museums: 20
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 4.9 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 4.9 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 7.4 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Castle View: 12.6 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 4.2 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 6.1 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.6 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of John's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ESE 110° | 794.4 m | 17.3 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SE 125° | 732.1 m | 18.6 mi |
| Moats of Craan | ESE 108° | 656.5 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ESE 107° | 599.6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Knockroe | ESE 116° | 538.77 m | 17.6 mi |
| Slievebawn | ESE 106° | 524.8 m | 15.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SSE 148° | 515 m | 15.7 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 135° | 509 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
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- Common Buzzard1 obs
- fireweed1 obs
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Where this comes from
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